Full Result 2.55 Chepstow | 7 December 2002

Communicor Carriages Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Soft 16 fences

1st £4,784 2nd £1,472 3rd £736 4th £368

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Hand Inn Hand EvensF Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	6	1012	–	91	133	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Deep Line (Deep Run)
Left second 2nd, left in lead after 5th, headed 9th, led again 5 out, clear 2 out, readily (op 11-10 after 6-5 in places)

2 8	2. Dungarvans Choice (IRE) 5/4 Marcus Foley ³ Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley ³ Nicky Henderson	7	109	–	83	126	–
ch g Orchestra - Marys Gift (Monksfield)
Led until tried to run out paddock exit after 5th, led again 9th, headed 5 out, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten (op Evens tchd 11-8 in places)

3 27 [35]	5. Rudi Knight 8/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	7	1012	–	56	94	–
ch g Rudimentary (USA) - Fleeting Affair (Hotfoot I)
Prominent until weakened after 8th (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 and 10-1 in a place)

4 dist [65]	1. Flahive's First 40/1 G Richards ⁷ Dai Burchell	G Richards ⁷ Dai Burchell	8	113	92	–	–	–
ch g Interrex (CAN) - Striking Image (IRE) (Flash Of Steel)
Behind, mistake and hampered 2nd, lost touch from 7th, tailed off (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

UR	3. Georgic Blaze 100/1 Rodi Greene Gerald Ham	Rodi Greene Gerald Ham	8	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Petoski - Pooka (Dominion)
Chased leader, mistake 1st, blundered and unseated rider 2nd (op 33-1)

5 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 5m 12.80s (slow by 29.80s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: Patrick Burling Developments Ltd (Hand Inn Hand) 1st breeder: P Burling
2nd owner: Elite Racing Club (Dungarvans Choice)
3rd owner: Derek And Jean Clee (Rudi Knight)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £1.60 Ex: £3.10 CSF: £2.66